A mother who had smoked two bags of heroin and drunk “a large quantity” of whiskey and wine was found slumped at home - while her young, shoeless, son roamed the streets - has been told she could be sent to prison.

Swansea Magistrates’ Court heard police were initially called to reports of an unsupervised child and a person collapsed on the road at 8.15am on April 27.

When officers arrived they found an “extremely intoxicated” woman, who was by that time in her home, and neighbours then told officers about her son who was walking in the street - near a busy main road - with no shoes on.